Seyfarth Synopsis: For nearly a decade, the aftershocks of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes have curtailed the success of plaintiffs attempting to certify class discrimination claims in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois General Assembly has been working on a marijuana legalization bill this session. The Senate Bill would protect employer rights to ban marijuana and discipline employees for use....more
5/16/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Cannabis Products ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the midst of a legal landscape that is seemingly pro-arbitration, employers should recognize that employees still have a few strategies to oppose arbitration or invalidate an arbitration agreement. ...more
7/26/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Bifurcation ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Motion to Compel ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: After thirty-three former employees who signed release agreements requiring individual arbitration of ADEA claims collectively sued their employer for age discrimination, the employer moved to compel...more
4/24/2017
/ ADEA ,
Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
General Mills ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Release Agreements
Seyfarth Synopsis: After a black woman’s employment offer was rescinded because she refused to cut off her dreadlocks in violation of a company grooming policy, the EEOC sued under Title VII for discrimination on the basis...more